Accra, March 2, GNA- Stephen Victor Nana Kamkam, a businessman and a landlord, who allegedly shot his tenant over rent at Ofankor, has been committed to stand trial at an Accra High Court on April 4.
The Abeka Court has committed him to stand trial for the murder of Benjamin Okyere, a musician, and a tenant on May 25, 2020.
The businessman is facing a charge of murder. He has been admitted to bail by a High Court earlier on.
The state is expected to call nine witnesses during the trial at the High Court.
When the Abeka District Court asked Kamkam during the committal proceedings whether he would be calling any witnesses during trial, he said he would have conference with his lawyer to ascertain whether to call witnesses.
Kamkam told the district court that he shot the victim in self defence.
Items to be tendered in evidence during the trial include four triple A empty shells, four pellets retrieved from the deceased room, 47 live AA live cartridges retrieved from accused person’s room, pepper spray, bullet proof jacket and autopsy report of the deceased.
Kamkam was picked up by the Police when he allegedly shot and killed Okyere his tenant on May 25, 2020.
The deceased was a musician who lived at Ofankor Spot- M and Kamkam his landlord was into real estate also resided in the same area.
Some years ago, the deceased rented an apartment from the accused, but the tenancy expired on May 24, 2020.
Okyere opted for renewal of the tenancy agreement and accused accepted but later changed his mind and asked Okyere to vacate the apartment, asking him to leave and hand over the keys.
On May 25, 2020, accused took his action pump gun, hired a taxi and went to the residence of Okyere and on reaching the venue, accused alighted and the taxi driver left.
Accused called the deceased at the gate and requested that he handed over the keys to the apartment to him.
The deceased, who knew the behaviour of accused, had earlier called one John Bosco Kotah, a police officer friend, to come to his aid.
When Kota arrived, he saw accused in possession of the weapon, so he got scared and he rushed to Okyere’s room and picked a phone to call another police friend to assist them.
The deceased was at the gate with the accused and without any provocation, accused opened fire and shot Okyere four time at close range
When Kotah heard the gun shots he came out of the room only to see accused running away and he chased accused to a distance but being scared that accused might harm him. He returned to attend to Okyere.
Okyere was rushed to the Anecja Hospital at tantra Hills and later sent to the Achimota Mile seven police station where a complaint was lodged.
Okyere was rushed to the Police Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The police later visited the crime scene and saw blood spattered at the entrance of the main gate to the deceased’s apartment.
Four spent AAA cartridges were retrieved at the crime scene and accused later picked up at his residence at Ofankor Spot-M.
Two pump action guns loaded with seven and eight rounds of cartridges, respectively were found in accused room.
GNA